Mac

Jun 6th, 2008 by Ben

Some software we use on our Macs.

Design, Coding & Web Dev

  • GIMP - free, powerful image editor.
  • ImageWell - excellent lightweight image editor with FTP features. I use this every day.
  • FontExplorer X - this is how to manage your fonts in OS X.
  • PixelStick - measure pixel dimensions on screen in any app.
  • TextMate - pick of the coding text editors for Mac. ($)
  • Transmit - FTP client. ($)
  • CSSEdit - useful CSS editor for finding out what works and looks good. ($)

Office/College Stuff

  • OmniFocus - premier organising app based on GTD. ($)
  • OmniOutliner Pro - premier outlining app for Mac. ($)
  • PDFLab - reorder, rotate and combine PDFs.
  • Omniplan - the only project planning software I’ve ever understood. ($)
  • Mellel - incredibly powerful word processor. Just about the only one on Mac that does right-to-left text correctly (e.g. for Hebrew). Very, very steep learning curve, because of its heavy emphasis on styles, but once you get into, it can’t be beat. (On sale as at August 2008, US$29).

Web

System Stuff

  • Quicksilver - a religious experience.
  • Pic2Icon - turn any picture into an OS X icon.
  • DropCopy - move files around a network with ease.
  • 1Password - manage your passwords and logins with ease. ($)
  • Covenant Eyes - great accountability software (which college kindly provides for students for free. ($)
  • AppZapper - ‘the uninstaller Apple forgot’. ($; free equivalent here or here)

Language & Bible Tools

  • Accordance - the Bible software for Mac. ($)
  • Provoc - language vocab (and anything) trainer.
  • Paradigmatic - Hebrew paradigm trainer, coded by a mate from Moore.

College Workflow

  • OmniGraffle Pro - mind-mapping and layout design app. ($)
  • Scrivener - writing app. Invaluable. ($, free version available)
  • Skim - PDF reader and annotator.
  • DEVONThink Pro Office - database storage and AI for organising data. ($, free for non-profits - email them)